Queensland’s top doctor says he would feel safe having a heart transplant at a Brisbane hospital after two people died amid claims of a potentially deadly fungal outbreak. Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said it was still unknown if there was a common source for the fungus but indicated two types were found within heart … Read more
A family in country New South Wales is enduring unimaginable grief following the death of their newborn daughter to a rare syndrome at just four weeks of age. Friends have rallied around grieving Gundagai mum Jayde Bell and her partner after their little girl was a victim of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). WATCH THE … Read more
For years, Mia Morrissey lived with a voice in her head. An “all-consuming” internal monologue that isolated her teenage self from those around her, reminding her she was not good enough. The actress’s complex relationship with food began when she was 10 years old, but it was at age 15 when her life was feeling … Read more
International experts are downplaying fears of a new pandemic amid a sharp rise in cases of child pneumonia and other respiratory infections in China and parts of the US and Europe. Images from crowded waiting rooms suggest hospitals in China are under pressure, although Beijing officials are yet to concede their facilities have been overwhelmed … Read more
A mother who lost her baby girl shortly after birth has met with Queensland’s health minister to advocate for change. Meg Flaskett and her husband James lost their daughter Thea soon after she was born at Redcliffe Hospital in September. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Queensland’s maternity care problem in national spotlight. Watch the latest news … Read more
Vape users will not be in the crosshairs of the government’s crackdown which is set to take aim at suppliers and importers through bolstered regulations. About one in seven people aged 14 to 17 and roughly one in five people aged 18 to 24 vape. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: New study shows the dangers of … Read more
A new mother enduring excruciating pain, bleeding and bruising from a severe birth injury was dismissed with one short sentence: “you’ve just had a baby”. It is one of many stories set to be aired at the NSW parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma, sitting in Wagga Wagga on Tuesday. The committee, which has received 4000 … Read more
GPs will be given a greater financial incentive to bulk-bill vulnerable patients under changes to Medicare. The new financial rewards, which kick in from Wednesday, November 1, triple the incentives for the bulk billing of pensioners, concession card holders and children. The move was previously announced in the federal budget as a response to falling … Read more
A health alert has been issued in Victoria following an increase in cases of a type of gastro — and some of the cases are linked to public swimming pools. According to Victorian Chief Health Officer Doctor Clare Looker, cases of cryptosporidiosis (crypto) — a bowel infection caused by a parasite — have spiked since … Read more
Families and medical experts are calling on the Federal Government to commit more funding to find treatments for a rare and aggressive childhood cancer that kills about 20 Australian kids every year. Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a tumour that develops in a part of the brain that controls important body functions such as … Read more
